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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Methylbenzyl formate |
| Synonym(s) |
Methyl phenyl carbinyl formate
Styrallyl formate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1-Phenylethyl formate
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| JECFA number |
800 |
| CAS number |
7775-38-4
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| FEMA number |
2688
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| COE number |
574
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
150.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H10O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a strong green-floral, woody-balsamic odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
198 |
| Assay min % |
98 total formate ester |
| Acid value max |
3.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.502-1.508 |
| Specific gravity |
1.042-1.050 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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